DC Grantham fired amid Oklahoma St. shake-up

Oklahoma State has fired antiaircraft coordinator Todd Grantham, the schoolhouse announced Sunday.

The Cowboys moved connected from Grantham conscionable 4 games into his tenure aft his defence allowed 612 full yards successful a 45-27 location loss to Baylor connected Saturday. Quality power manager Clint Bowen volition instrumentality implicit arsenic interim antiaircraft coordinator.

Oklahoma State fired Mike Gundy, the winningest caput manager successful programme history, past week aft a nonaccomplishment to Tulsa. Offensive coordinator Doug Meacham took implicit for Gundy arsenic interim caput coach.

The Cowboys person mislaid 12 consecutive games against FBS opponents.

Grantham was hired by Gundy successful December and fixed a three-year, $4.2 cardinal woody that made him the Cowboys' highest-paid assistant, including a $1.3 cardinal wage for 2025. He'll person 100% of the wage remaining connected his deal, per the presumption of his contract.

The seasoned antiaircraft coordinator has had erstwhile stints arsenic antiaircraft coordinator astatine Florida, Mississippi State, Louisville, Georgia and the NFL's Cleveland Browns. He was antiaircraft enactment manager with the NFL's New Orleans Saints successful 2024.

Grantham was Oklahoma State's 4th antiaircraft coordinator successful the past 5 years and was liable for hiring the Cowboys' antiaircraft presumption coaches this offseason arsenic Gundy attempted to rebound from a 3-9 play successful 2024.

Bowen brings Big 12 antiaircraft coordinator acquisition aft holding the rubric astatine Kansas from 2014-2018 and joined Gundy's unit this offseason arsenic an violative prime power manager aft spending the past 4 years coaching precocious schoolhouse football. His son, Banks Bowen, is simply a freshman backmost for the Cowboys.

Oklahoma State continues its Big 12 docket connected Saturday with a roadworthy crippled astatine Arizona.